Financial Management – The Logical Framework of Calls for Proposals

Bojan Schuch, an international expert for strategic and financial development of organizations, will present a set of tips for effective project management: how to start the project application process, how to identify the most common mistakes in reading and understanding tender documents, and how to recognize good practices. As an experienced financial advisor, Mr Schuch will primarily provide guidelines for the process of project design, which you will be able to use even at later stages of project implementation.

WHO IS THE WEBINAR FOR?

The webinar is intended for individuals and organizations from the cultural and various creative sectors that are facing the challenges of project management in the phase of finding suitable tenders, and of submitting candidacies following increasingly selective international tender procedures. Participation in this hour-long webinar is therefore recommended for both beginners and more experienced professionals who wish to upgrade their skills in order to be able to navigate the increasingly complex universe of calls for proposals more easily and efficiently.

Further info: ines.kezman[at]motovila.si

CENTRAL TOPICS OF THE WEBINAR:

• understanding call criteria and guidelines (how to read them, common oversights)
• objectives and key indicators, concrete goals
• project budget (avoiding mistakes, proper financial logic)
• presentation of the organization’s experience
• project partners: from letters of support or partnership agreements to cooperation
• the organization’s financial capacity to carry out the project

About the lecturer:

Bojan Schuch, expert in financial management and strategic development, has more than twenty years of experience in the management of non-governmental organizations, extensive knowledge and an excellent overview of various co-financing programs in the Czech Republic (where he lives and works) in Central Europe, as well as at a broader international level. He focuses particularly on consulting organizations on efficient fundraising strategies and financial stabilization.

Between 1999 and 2011, he managed several human rights’ programmes in Civil Society Development Foundation, mostly in the field of civil and cultural dialogue. Between 2012 and 2018, he was Executive Director of the Institute of Documentary Film, with responsibility for administration and management and running of three well-known international audiovisual initiatives continuously supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA: market access and networking (East Doc Platform), alternative distribution of documentary films (KineDok) and audiovisual trainings (Ex Oriente Film). Mr Schuch provides consulting services in the field of strategic financial development to many civil and cultural organizations in the framework of his company ABBS.

If you are interested in acquiring new knowledge in the field of financial management do not miss:

Thursday, 15^th June 2020 (10:00 – 11:30, online discussion):
Back to Basics: Financial Management (Part 2) – Strategies and Tactics of Fundraising through Tenders
Moderator: Urška Jež (SI) with Slovenian and international guests

Tuesday, 16^th June 2020 (10:00 – 11:00, webinar):
Back to Basics: Financial Management (Part 3) – Implementation of Supported Projects
Lecturer: Bojan Schuch (CZ)